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MLB.com Stars of the Game: Tuesday, May 22

MLB.com Stars of the Game: Tuesday, May 22

5/22/12: Carlos Pena goes 2-for-5 with a massive three-run homer in the Rays' 8-5 victory over the Blue Jays

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Each day, MLB.com selects one player from each game whose performance stands out:

Ivan De Jesus | Dodgers 8, D-backs 7
De Jesus knocked in three as L.A. rallied from five down over the last three innings.Highlights »

R.A. Dickey | Mets 3, Pirates 2
Collecting a career-high 11 strikeouts, Dickey outdueled James McDonald to put the Mets in position to break a 1-1 tie in the eighth inning and was rewarded with the win. Highlights »

Travis Hafner | Indians 5, Tigers 3
Hafner ignited an Indians comeback against the Detroit with a pair of RBIs, including a game-tying single in the fifth.Highlights »

Matt Harrison | Rangers 3, Mariners 1
Harrison went seven-plus innings, holding the Mariners in check after allowing his only run in a 35-pitch first inning.Highlights »

J.A. Happ | Astros 2, Cubs 1
Happ struck out six over six strong innings of one-run ball to defeat the Cubs.Highlights »

Bryce Harper | Nationals 5, Phillies 2
The 19-year-old hit a two-run triple, sending the Nationals to their first win over Roy Halladay since Harper was 9.Highlights »

Phil Hughes | Yankees 3, Royals 2
Hughes continued to erase a slow start to the season, working six effective innings to beat Luke Hochevar for the second time this month. Highlights »

Buster Posey | Giants 6, Brewers 4 Posey got the Giants started with an RBI double in the first, then provided the difference in the game with a two-run homer in the sixth.Highlights »

Adam Wainwright | Cardinals 4, Padres 0
Wainwright threw his first shutout since undergoing Tommy John surgery in 2011, allowing four hits to the Padres while striking out nine.Highlights »

P.J. Walters | Twins 9, White Sox 2
Walters, boosted by an outpouring of early offensive support, earned his first complete-game win -- the Twins' first this season as well -- allowing two runs on five hits while striking out eight and walking two.Highlights »

C.J. Wilson | Angels 5, A's 0
Wilson gave up only one hit in eight innings with seven strikeouts and two walks for the win.Highlights »